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TIL Swaziland is one of the last countries in the world with an absolute monarchy

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gMVmW TIL In the early comics, Aquaman went to college to learn about fish, where he gives himself the clever alias "Mr. waterman" only to out himself as Aquaman to the swim coach.
Z8EPB TIL over 150 bison live on an island off the coast of California. Originally 14 of them were transported to the island in 1924 for a silent film and were then left there by the production crew where they flourished.
loye1 TIL about a cow named "Emily" who escaped from a slaughterhouse in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. The local newspapers reported her often been running with a herd of deer. Later, during her stay in sanctuary at the Peace Abbey, she became a representative of "animal rights" and "vegetarianism".
l7Jk1 TIL that the May 31 1984 escape of the notorious Briley Brothers from death row, would have been a lot more violent had convict Wilbert Lee Evans not stopped them from killing prison staff and victimising a nurse they had captured.
neEko TIL Jeopardy doesn't want the contestants to sweat on TV, so they pump cold air into the studio during filming. They've gone as far as making contestants stand in ice buckets to prevent them from sweating.